Barbara Rush (January 4, 1927 – March 31, 2024) was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. In 1954, she won the

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for most promising female newcomer for her role in the 1953 American science-fiction film ''

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''.Warren 1982, pp. 151–63. Later in her career, Rush became a regular performer in the television series '' Peyton Place'', and appeared in TV movies, miniseries, and a variety of other programs, including the

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'' and the family drama '' 7th Heaven'', as well as starring in films such as '' The Young Philadelphians'', '' The Young Lions'', ''

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'', and '' Hombre''.

Early life and education

Rush was born in Denver on January 4, 1927. Her parents were Roy and Marguerite Rush. Her father was a lawyer for a Midwest mining company. She grew up in

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. Rush attended the

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and graduated in 1948, starting her career in the university's theatre program. After graduating from UCSB, she moved to Los Angeles. She lived at the Hollywood Studio Club, a hostel for young women working in the film industry. She also took acting classes at the accredited Pasadena Playhouse School for Performing Arts, also known as the Pasadena Playhouse College of Theatre Arts. Just two years after graduating from UCSB, Rush was contracted to do her first feature-length film, The Goldbergs, in 1950.

Career

Rush's career began on the stage in the 1940s and quickly expanded to film and TV. She performed on stage at the

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and the

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before signing with

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. She made her screen debut in the 1950 movie, '' The Goldbergs''. In 1951, she co-starred in the classic

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sci-fi film '' When Worlds Collide''. In 1952, she starred in '' Flaming Feather'' with

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and

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. In 1953, she starred in the sci-fi thriller ''

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'', for which she won the 1954

for "Most Promising Newcomer – Female" for her performance. In the acclaimed 1956 drama, '' Bigger Than Life'', Rush played the role of Lou Avery, the wife of

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's character, Ed Avery, a teacher who has a chronic, inflammatory disease that is incurable. He uses

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for symptom relief but then begins to abuse the medication, putting his family in peril. In the 1958 film '' The Young Lions'', she played the love interest of reluctant soldier

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, and the following year she was cast in the 1959 movie '' The Young Philadelphians'' as the on-again,off-again, hot-cold girlfriend of ambitious lawyer

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. Rush's characters were often those of willful women of means or as polished, high-society doyenne. She was occasionally cast as a villainess or femme fatale, such as Marian Stevens in the

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's 1964 gangster musical ''

''. Marian either seduces or attempts to seduce five different men to control the Chicago mobs from behind the scenes. In the 1967 Western drama '' Hombre'', working with Paul Newman again, she played Audra Favor, the rich, younger, and condescending wife of a thief – and ends up being taken hostage and tied to a stake. Rush began working in television in the 1960s. In 1964, she was billed as "Special Guest Star" for the episode, "The Form of Things Unknown", in the popular 1960s sci-fi series on ABC, '' The Outer Limits'' (1963–1965). She portrayed the devious Nora Clavicle in the popular TV series ''

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'' (1966–1968). Rush soon became a regular in TV movies, miniseries, and dramas such as '' Peyton Place'' and the daytime

''. Rush began her career on stage, which remained a part of her professional life until she retired. In 1970, she earned the

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(Chicago Actress Of The Year) for dramatic achievement in Chicago theatre for her leading role in '' Forty Carats''. In 1976, Rush played the role of Ann Sommers/Chris Stewart, the mother of female sci-fi action character Jaime Sommers in ''

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''. After appearing in the 1980 disco-themed film, '' Can't Stop the Music'', Rush returned to television. She was cast as Eudora Weldon in the early 1980s soap opera, '' Flamingo Road''. In 1983 and 1984 she played widow Elizabeth Knight in the two-part episode "Goliath” in the '' Knight Rider'' series. (Part 1 aired 10/2/1983; Part 2 aired 2/19/1984.) In 1984 Rush returned to the theatre and brought her one-woman play, '' A Woman of Independent Means'', to Broadway in New York City. In 1989 she toured with the national company of ''

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'' as the character M'Lynn. During the 1990s and up to 2007 Rush continued to make guest appearances on television. In 1998, she was featured in the episode, "Balance of Nature", in the series reboot of '' The Outer Limits'' on Showtime (1995–2002). Rush was one of five actors who appeared in both the original series and the reboot, and the only actress to do so. In 2007, Rush played the recurring role of Grandma Ruth Camden in the long-running and very popular series '' 7th Heaven'' (1996–2007). After the series ended in 2007, it appears that she "retired" from TV and films and focused her energy on her first love – the stage. She occasionally appeared on stage at the Theatre Guild in

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in the mid-2000s. She made her final film appearance in 2017 in a "horror short" titled ''Bleeding Hearts: The Arteries of Glenda Bryant''. She starred alongside her niece, actress

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Personal life and death

Rush married actor

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in 1950; they divorced in 1955. She married publicist Warren Cowan in 1959 but divorced in 1969. Rush married sculptor Jim Gruzalski in 1970 after they met at an Engelbert Humperdinck concert. They divorced in 1973. Rush had two children including daughter Claudia Cowan, a journalist with Fox News. Rush was also the aunt of actress

. Since 1997 Rush had lived in the Harold Lloyd Estate in

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, and was a neighbor of

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. Her final residence was a care home in

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. Rush died there on March 31, 2024, at the age of 97, due to complications from dementia.

Acting credits

Filmography

* '' The Goldbergs'' (1950) as Debby Sherman * ''

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'' (1951) as Madelon * '' The First Legion'' (1951) as Terry Gilmartin * '' When Worlds Collide'' (1951) as Joyce Hendron * '' Flaming Feather'' (1952) as Nora Logan * '' Prince of Pirates'' (1953) as Countess Nita Orde * ''

'' (1953) as Ellen Fields * '' Taza, Son of Cochise'' (1954) as Oona * '' Magnificent Obsession'' (1954) as Joyce Phillips * ''

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'' (1954) as Meg * '' Captain Lightfoot'' (1955) as Aga Doherty * '' Kiss of Fire'' (1955) as Princess Lucia * '' World in My Corner'' (1956) as Dorothy Mallinson * '' Bigger Than Life'' (1956) as Lou Avery * '' Flight to Hong Kong'' (1956) as Pamela Vincent * '' Oh Men! Oh Women!'' (1957) as Myra Hagerman * ''

No Down Payment ''No Down Payment'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by Martin Ritt. It was written by Philip Yordan, who fronted for an uncredited and blacklisted Ben Maddow, and is based on the novel of the same name by John McPartland. The film sta ...

'' (1957) as Betty Kreitzer * '' The Young Lions'' (1958) as Margaret Freemantle * '' Harry Black and the Tiger'' (1958) as Christian Tanner * '' The Young Philadelphians'' (1959) as Joan Dickinson * '' The Bramble Bush'' (1960) as Margaret 'Mar' McFie * '' Strangers When We Meet'' (1960) as Eve Coe * ''Deadline: San Francisco'' (1962 TV movie) * '' Come Blow Your Horn'' (1963) as Connie * ''The Unknown'' (1964 TV movie) as Leonora Edmond * ''

'' (1964) as Marian * ''The Jet Set'' (1966 TV movie) * '' Hombre'' (1967) as Audra Favor * '' Strategy of Terror'' (1969) as Karen Lownes * ''Suddenly Single'' (1971 TV movie) as Evelyn Baxter * ''Cutter'' (1972 TV movie) as Linda * ''The Eyes of Charles Sand'' (1972 TV movie) as Katharine Winslow * '' The Man'' (1972) as Kay Eaton * '' Moon of the Wolf'' (1972 TV movie) as Louise Rodanthe * ''Crime Club'' (1973 TV movie) as Denise London * '' Peege'' (1973 short) as Mom * '' Superdad'' (1973) as Sue McCready * ''Fools, Females and Fun'' (1974 TV movie) as Karen Markham * ''The Last Day'' (1975 TV movie) as Betty Spence * '' Death Car on the Freeway'' (1979 TV movie) as Rosemary * '' Can't Stop the Music'' (1980) as Norma White * ''

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'' (1982) as Jean Featherstone * '' The Night the Bridge Fell Down'' (1983 TV movie) as Elaine Howard * ''At Your Service'' (1984 TV movie) as Barbara Stonehill * ''Web of Deceit'' (1990 TV movie) as Judith * ''Widow's Kiss'' (1996 TV movie) as Edith Fitzpatrick * ''My Mother's Hairdo'' (2006 short) as Fate * ''Bleeding Hearts: The Arteries of Glenda Bryant'' (Short 2017) as Barbara Irons. Co-starred with niece

Theatre

* ''The Golden Ball'' (1937) stage debut * '' Personal Appearance'' (1948) Lobero Theatre * '' The Little Foxes'' UC Santa Barbara, 1948 & 1975 * ''

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'' (1950) Pasadena Playhouse * ''Summer Stock'' (1951) with Anthony Perkins * ''

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'' (1951) with Jeffrey Hunter * '' The Voice of the Turtle'' (1953), with Jeffrey Hunter * ''Always April'' (1969) * '' Forty Carats'' (1969-1971,1972) national tour * '' The Fourposter'' (1971) * '' Unsinkable Molly Brown'' (1972) * ''

Butterflies Are Free ''Butterflies Are Free'' is a 1972 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Milton Katselas from a screenplay by Leonard Gershe, based on Gershe's 1969 play. The film stars Goldie Hawn, Eileen Heckart, and Edward Albert. It follows ...

'' (1972, 1981) * ''

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'' (1973) national tour with Louis Jourdan * ''

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'' (1974) national tour with Carole Cook * ''Finishing Touches'' (1974 & 1978) * ''

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'' (1975 & 1980) * '' Kennedy's Children'' (1975 & 1976) * ''Endangered Species'' (1976) * '' Same Time, Next Year'' (1976-1978) national tour * ''

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'' (1978) * '' Twigs'' (1980) * ''The Supporting Cast'' (1982) national tour with Carole Cook and Sandy Dennis * '' Blithe Spirit'' (1982-1983) * ''Disabled Genius'' (1983) * ''Woman of Independent Means'' (1983-1988) Broadway and national tour * ''

'' (1988-1989) national tour with Carole Cook, June Lockhart, and Marion Ross * '' Love Letters'' (1990-1993) * '' The Vagina Monologues'' (1995-1997) * '' A Delicate Balance'' (1993) * '' The Golden Age'' (1997) * ''Make Me A Place at Forest Lawn'' (2002-2007)

Television

* ''

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'' (1954-1956, 4 episodes) as Cathy / Ruth / Charlotte / Joyce Gavin * ''

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'' (1957-1960, 2 episodes) as Liz / Clara * '' The Eleventh Hour'' (1962, 1 episode) as Linda Kincaid * '' Saints and Sinners'' (1962-1963, 4 episodes) as Lizzie Hogan * '' The Outer Limits'' (1964, 1 episode: "

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") as Leonora Edmond * '' Dr. Kildare'' (1965, 2 episodes) as Madge Bannion * '' The Fugitive'' (1965, 2 episodes) as Marie Lindsey Gerard * '' Custer'' (1967, 1 episode) as Brigid O'Rourke * ''

'' (1968, 2 episodes) as Nora Clavicle * '' Peyton Place'' (1968-1969, 75 episodes) as Marsha Russell * ''

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'' (1968–1975, 2 episodes) as Rebekah Bigelow / Celia Bell * '' Marcus Welby, M.D.'' (1969-1972, 2 episodes) as Dorothy Carpenter / Nadine Cabot * '' Medical Center'' (1969-1974, 4 episodes) as Claire / Pauline / Judy / Nora Caldwell * ''

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'' (1970, 1 episode) as Carol (segment "Love and the Motel") * ''

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'' (1971, 1 episode) as Mrs. Hamilton * '' Ironside'' (1971-1972, 2 episodes) as Lorraine Simms / Mme. Jabez * ''

Night Gallery ''Night Gallery'' is an American anthology television series that aired on NBC from December 16, 1970, to May 27, 1973, featuring stories of horror and the macabre. Rod Serling, who had gained fame from an earlier series, '' The Twilight Zon ...

'' (1971, 1 episode) as Agatha Howard (segment "Cool Air") * '' Maude'' (1972, 1 episode) as Phyllis 'Bunny' Nash * ''

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'' (1973, 1 episode) as Anna Slovatzka Marshall * ''

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'' (1973-1974, 3 episodes) as Margot Brighton * ''

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'' (1975, episode "Lady on the Run") as Linda Merrick * ''

'' (1976, 1 episode) as Ann Sommers / Chris Stuart * ''

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'' (1978, 1 episode) * '' Fantasy Island'' (1978-1984, 3 episodes) as Mildred Koster / Kathy Moreau / Professor Smith-Myles * ''

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'' (1979, 2 episodes) as Eleanor Gardner * ''

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'' (1979 miniseries) as Peggy Kent * '' Flamingo Road'' (1980-1982, 38 episodes) as Eudora Weldon * '' Knight Rider'' (1983, Part 1 of "Goliath";1984, Part 2 of "Goliath") as Elizabeth Knight * '' Magnum, P.I.'' (1984-1987, 2 episodes) as Phoebe Sullivan / Ann Carrington * ''

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'' (1987, 1 episode) as Eva Taylor * '' Hearts Are Wild'' (1992, 1 episode) as Caroline Thorpe * ''

'' (1992-1994, 35 episodes recurring) as Nola Orsini * '' Burke's Law'' (1995, 1 episode) as Judge Marian Darrow * '' The Outer Limits'' (1998, 1 episode) as Barbara Matheson * '' 7th Heaven'' (1997-2007, 10 episodes) as Ruth Camden

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